£17.5m Nottingham Forest Star Frustrated at City Ground – Nuno Eyes Shock Replacement!”

£17.5m Nottingham Forest Star Frustrated at City Ground – Nuno Eyes Shock Replacement!”

How Taiwo Awoniyi is feeling as Nottingham Forest seek Tammy Abraham transfer

Taiwo Awoniyi remained at Nottingham Forest in January but Evangelos Marinakis looks to already be plotting his replacement for the summer.

Awoniyi will be fit for Forest’s trip to Newcastle after the striker suffered a nasty-looking facial injury in the FA Cup against Exeter City but truthfully, there’s little chance he gets near the starting XI.

It’s not all Awoniyi’s fault as it was hard to predict Chris Wood’s incredible form this season, leading to Jamie Carragher naming Wood in his best Premier League XI this season.

However, the Nigerian striker hasn’t exactly impressed when given the opportunity by Nuno Espirito Santo, with only two goals to his name in comparison to Wood’s 18.

Despite this, Espirito Santo wanted to keep Awoniyi as Wood’s deputy in January rather than requesting that Marinakis splash out on a new striker, but questions remain about whether this was a temporary fix or a true sign of trust.

Now that reports are linking Forest with a summer raid to bring Tammy Abraham back to England, the future is looking bleak for Awoniyi at the City Ground.

Taiwo Awoniyi’s stance at Nottingham Forest with Tammy Abraham linked

With TBR Football reporting that Forest are one of a host of clubs linked with a move for Abraham, questions surrounding the future of Awoniyi are natural follow-ups.

With this in mind, Nottingham Forest News spoke to TBR’s Graeme Bailey to get the lowdown on where interest in Abraham would leave Awoniyi at Forest.

Bailey said: “Forest could look to upgrade and change up their striker ranks with Taiwo Awoniyi clearly not happy with his game time, but Forest’s plans will be dictated by their finishing position.”

Expectedly, Forest won’t make a decision on incoming signings until their Champions League fate is either confirmed or heartbreakingly denied, but the knowledge of Awoniyi’s dissatisfaction surrounding his minutes in the Forest squad could be acted on sooner.

Everton were interested in Awoniyi in the January transfer window but never put an official bid in but that could change as Dane Murphy could be the new CEO of Everton, the same role he was performing for Forest when Awoniyi initially signed for the club.

If the unlikely scenario plays out where both Awoniyi and Abraham end up at Forest together, there’s very little to suggest that the Nigerian would see an increase in his minutes.

Tammy Abraham has more to offer Nottingham Forest than Taiwo Awoniyi

Abraham has praised Callum Hudson-Odoi on Instagram for his performances for the Reds, highlighting that the former Chelsea man has already established relationships at the club to ease the settling-in process.

The English striker could also take comfort in his stats, which show he is a far more useful striker for Espirito Santo than Awoniyi is.

Awoniyi scored ten goals in his debut Premier League season at Forest, whereas Abraham’s best campaign saw him score 15 for Chelsea.

Abraham has more of a history of being prolific too, scoring 26 Championship goals in 2016/17 and 2018/19, before bagging a whopping 27 in his first season at Roma across all competitions.

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